ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners (ASAR), Kuwait’s leading tier 1 corporate and commercial law firm, is pleased to announce that it has won ‘Kuwait Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Chambers Middle East Awards 2023.
The awards ceremony, which recently took place at the Conrad Dubai Hotel, recognized elite law firms in the Middle East. The awards ceremony was attended by legal professionals and representatives from major Middle East and international law firms and financial institutions.
Sam Habbas, Senior Partner at ASAR, said: “We are elated to have received the ‘Kuwait Law Firm of the Year’ award for 2023. We are tremendously proud of our team’s work during the past year. This award is a testament to ASAR’s exceptional bespoke legal services and commitment to providing clients with the highest quality legal advice. For decades, ASAR has successfully steered and supported its clients’ in Kuwait and Bahrain in dealing with their corporate & commercial and dispute resolution legal requirements. ASAR has been leading some of the most ground-breaking and innovative transactions in Kuwait, and we are fortunate to be acknowledged for all the work we’ve done for our clients over the years. Their success is our success.”
Ahmed Barakat, Managing Partner at ASAR, added: “We are happy to have received this distinguished recognition and celebrate our successes with our colleagues and legal professionals who attended this year’s event at the Chambers Middle East Awards. ASAR has consistently maintained its leading Band 1 ranking in the corporate and finance, and dispute resolution practice areas in the Chambers Global Guide Rankings for years, thanks to our team’s sophisticated and innovative work product and, importantly, our commitment to always putting our clients first. This is a great start to the first quarter of the year, and we look forward to the addition of more accolades to our portfolio.”
ASAR has consistently been rated as a top corporate, commercial, and litigation/ arbitration law firm in Kuwait by reputable legal guides such as the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), the Chambers Global Guide, and the Legal 500. ASAR has in previous years won many accolades and awards including “Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year”, “M&A Deal of the Year”, and “Restructuring Deal of the Year”.
With more than 40 years of experience operating in Kuwait and over 15 years in Bahrain, ASAR’s team of highly skilled lawyers are capable of providing comprehensive legal advice and support on the most complex legal matters. The firm’s legal expertise extends across a wide range of practice areas that cover local and foreign multinational corporations, financial institutions, industrial conglomerates, governments and private clients. ASAR has earned the trust of clients and managed to retain prominent public and private-sector entities and institutions in the region, global key institutions and companies doing business in Kuwait, Bahrain and the GCC region, in addition to high net worth individuals and family offices.